I heard on the radio this morning that only 47.5% of the population eligible to vote in Ontario did so last night.  It’s one of the lowest turnouts they’ve had in recent years and I am honestly shocked.  I have to admit I almost skipped out on voting to go to an event last night, but in the end decided that I better put my money where my mouth was and get my butt to the polls.

That got me to thinking about why people didn’t vote and I think it has a lot to do with not really caring about politics in general.  My view of most politicians is really not good.  I think they are generally sleazy and it’s unbelievable how they fight and bully each other.  I think that they can’t pay attention to making policies because they’re too busy saying bad things about each other.  We really need someone strong, who will listen to the people, help improve our economy and protect our natural resources and environment.  There also needs to be something done about helping people understand the platforms and policies that each party is running on.  Canada needs to step up it’s Elections campaigns and get more people voting!!

It’s important to have a say and you should do it.  OK enough of my rant on voting.  Here’s some Show & Tell…

 

• Happy Thanksgiving and cheers to the long weekend!  Jason asked me the story behind Canadian Thanksgiving and I had to admit I wasn’t too sure.  I know its to celebrate the harvest, but the only things that came to mind were Plymouth Rock, Pilgrims and the Addams Family movie where Pugsley & Wednesday destroy their camp.  Here’s the official entry from Wikipedia
• An NSFW thought on Religion
• You must look at this haunting photos of modern day Paris spliced with photos taken during the German occupation in 1940 Ghosts of World War II: Paris
• If I had a dog I would get him this kong
• ShakeThatBrain put together a photo story based on the book “Fairy Tales Can Come True (Just Not Every Day)
• Ten Things I Have Learned by Milton Glasser is really good advice.  Read it.
• This is kinda cool – Porsche Owner Saves 911 From Flood Using Inflatable Cushion
• hahaha… Dizzy Dee brings you Why Teaches Drink
• This is definitely creepy.  The 6 Creepiest Places on Earth from Cracked
• I want to grow a pineapple at home!
• I want to go to the Maldives

That’s it for this week.

Happy Thanksgiving!  Have a safe long weekend.

If you live in Ontario and are 18 + I hope you plan on voting today!  Go to Elections Ontario to find locations and any other info.  You can even vote if you don’t have a voters registration card by bringing these acceptable forms of ID and voting locations are open 9am-9pm, so there’s really no excuse.

After voting I’m gonna head down to Workpace One to check out Social Media Marketing 101.  Casie & Sheldon are speaking and I’m interested to learn about Daryl D’Souza’s business.  Workplace One is a shared office space for entrepreneurs, small businesses and professionals.  I think it’s a great idea and I’m looking forward to seeing what their space looks like.

Because I’m all about change and growth right now as soon as I saw this personality quiz from the NYT on Casie‘s blog via Lauren  I had to see what it said about me and share it with you:

You are culturally adventurous in all walks of life and love to explore different avenues of tastes and trends. Because your body is also important to you, you look for flavors that are unusual but still healthy and delicious, and you are constantly on the lookout for the next food trend. You are an emotional spirit and you make really strong connections. Good friends and lots of laughs are the recipe for really happy days. And nights!

Canada mourns the loss of a truly great man, NDP Leader Jack Layton.  You may not agree with his party or his political view, but you can’t argue that he didn’t do all that he could for Canada.

He wrote an open letter to all of Canada on August 20, 2011, 2 days before he died.  It was one of the most honest and inspiring letters that I have read from a politician and I hope that we, as a whole country, can take his words and try to make our country the best it can be.

He will be honoured at a rare state funeral, generally reserved for Prime Ministers & Governor Generals.  It will be this Saturday, August 27 at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto.  I will be there to pay my respects.

May you rest in peace.

 

 

Pretty proud of my man right now.

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